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[1] Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.
[2] Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob.
Listen to Israel, your father. [3] “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength,
excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
[4] Boiling over like water, you shall not excel,
because you went up to your father’s bed,
then defiled it. He went up to my couch. [5] “Simeon and Levi are brothers.
Their swords are weapons of violence.
[6] My soul, don’t come into their council.
My glory, don’t be united to their assembly;
for in their anger they killed men.
In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
[7] Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;
and their wrath, for it was cruel.
I will divide them in Jacob,
and scatter them in Israel. [8] “Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies.
Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
[9] Judah is a lion’s cub.
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down, he crouched as a lion,
as a lioness.
Who will rouse him up?
[10] The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until he comes to whom it belongs.
The obedience of the peoples will be to him.
[11] Binding his foal to the vine,
his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
he has washed his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
[12] His eyes will be red with wine,
his teeth white with milk. [13] “Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea.
He will be for a haven of ships.
His border will be on Sidon. [14] “Issachar is a strong donkey,
lying down between the saddlebags.
[15] He saw a resting place, that it was good,
the land, that it was pleasant.
He bows his shoulder to the burden,
and becomes a servant doing forced labor. [16] “Dan will judge his people,
as one of the tribes of Israel.
[17] Dan will be a serpent on the trail,
an adder in the path,
that bites the horse’s heels,
so that his rider falls backward.
[18] I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh. [19] “A troop will press on Gad,
but he will press on their heel. [20] “Asher’s food will be rich.
He will produce royal dainties. [21] “Naphtali is a doe set free,
who bears beautiful fawns. [22] “Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine by a spring.
His branches run over the wall.
[23] The archers have severely grieved him,
shot at him, and persecuted him:
[24] But his bow remained strong.
The arms of his hands were made strong,
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
(from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
[25] even by the God of your father, who will help you,
by the Almighty, who will bless you,
with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that lies below,
blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
[26] The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors,
above the boundaries of the ancient hills.
They will be on the head of Joseph,
on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers. [27] “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf.
In the morning he will devour the prey.
At evening he will divide the plunder.” [28] All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing. [29] He instructed them, and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, [30] in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place. [31] There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah: [32] the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.” [33] When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
[2] Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob.
Listen to Israel, your father. [3] “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength,
excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
[4] Boiling over like water, you shall not excel,
because you went up to your father’s bed,
then defiled it. He went up to my couch. [5] “Simeon and Levi are brothers.
Their swords are weapons of violence.
[6] My soul, don’t come into their council.
My glory, don’t be united to their assembly;
for in their anger they killed men.
In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
[7] Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;
and their wrath, for it was cruel.
I will divide them in Jacob,
and scatter them in Israel. [8] “Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies.
Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
[9] Judah is a lion’s cub.
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down, he crouched as a lion,
as a lioness.
Who will rouse him up?
[10] The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until he comes to whom it belongs.
The obedience of the peoples will be to him.
[11] Binding his foal to the vine,
his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
he has washed his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
[12] His eyes will be red with wine,
his teeth white with milk. [13] “Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea.
He will be for a haven of ships.
His border will be on Sidon. [14] “Issachar is a strong donkey,
lying down between the saddlebags.
[15] He saw a resting place, that it was good,
the land, that it was pleasant.
He bows his shoulder to the burden,
and becomes a servant doing forced labor. [16] “Dan will judge his people,
as one of the tribes of Israel.
[17] Dan will be a serpent on the trail,
an adder in the path,
that bites the horse’s heels,
so that his rider falls backward.
[18] I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh. [19] “A troop will press on Gad,
but he will press on their heel. [20] “Asher’s food will be rich.
He will produce royal dainties. [21] “Naphtali is a doe set free,
who bears beautiful fawns. [22] “Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine by a spring.
His branches run over the wall.
[23] The archers have severely grieved him,
shot at him, and persecuted him:
[24] But his bow remained strong.
The arms of his hands were made strong,
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
(from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
[25] even by the God of your father, who will help you,
by the Almighty, who will bless you,
with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that lies below,
blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
[26] The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors,
above the boundaries of the ancient hills.
They will be on the head of Joseph,
on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers. [27] “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf.
In the morning he will devour the prey.
At evening he will divide the plunder.” [28] All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing. [29] He instructed them, and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, [30] in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place. [31] There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah: [32] the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.” [33] When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
King James Version
Jacob’s Blessing
[1] And Jacob H3290 called H7121 (QalImpf) unto his sons, H1121 and said, H559 (QalImpf) Gather yourselves together, H622 (NiphImpv) that I may tell H5046 (HiphImpf) you that which shall befall H7122 (QalImpf) you in the last H319 days. H3117[2] Gather yourselves together, H6908 (NiphImpv) and hear, H8085 (QalImpv) ye sons H1121 of Jacob; H3290
And hearken H8085 (QalImpv) unto Israel H3478 your father. H1
[3] Reuben, H7205 thou art my firstborn, H1060 my might, H3581 and the beginning H7225 of my strength, H202
The excellency H3499 of dignity, H7613 and the excellency H3499 of power: H5794
[4] Unstable H6349 as water, H4325 thou shalt not excel; H3498 (HiphImpf)
Because thou wentest up H5927 (QalPerf) to thy father’s H1 bed; H4904
Then defiledst thou H2490 (PielPerf) it: he went up H5927 (QalPerf) to my couch. H3326§
[5] Simeon H8095 and Levi H3878 are brethren; H251
Instruments H3627 of cruelty H2555§ are in their habitations. H4380
[6] O my soul, H5315 come H935 (QalImpf) not thou into their secret; H5475
Unto their assembly, H6951 mine honour, H3519 be not thou united: H3161 (QalImpf)
For in their anger H639 they slew H2026 (QalPerf) a man, H376
And in their selfwill H7522 they digged down H6131 (PielPerf) a wall. H7794§
[7] Cursed H779 (QalPasPtc) be their anger, H639 for it was fierce; H5794
And their wrath, H5678 for it was cruel: H7185 (QalPerf)
I will divide H2505 (PielImpf) them in Jacob, H3290
And scatter H6327 (HiphImpf) them in Israel. H3478
[8] Judah, H3063 thou art he whom thy brethren H251 shall praise: H3034 (HiphImpf)
Thy hand H3027 shall be in the neck H6203 of thine enemies; H341 (QalActPtc)
Thy father’s H1 children H1121 shall bow down H7812 (HithImpf) before thee.
[9] Judah H3063 is a lion’s H738 whelp: H1482
From the prey, H2964 my son, H1121 thou art gone up: H5927 (QalPerf)
He stooped down, H3766 (QalPerf) he couched H7257 (QalPerf) as a lion, H738
And as an old lion; H3833 who shall rouse him up? H6965 (HiphImpf)
[10] The sceptre H7626 shall not depart H5493 (QalImpf) from Judah, H3063
Nor a lawgiver H2710 (PoelPtc) from between his feet, H7272
Until H3588 Shiloh H7886 come; H935 (QalImpf)
And unto him shall the gathering H3349 of the people H5971 be.
[11] Binding H631 (QalActPtc) his foal H5895 unto the vine, H1612
And his ass’s H860 colt H1121 unto the choice vine; H8321
He washed H3526 (PielPerf) his garments H3830 in wine, H3196
And his clothes H5497 in the blood H1818 of grapes: H6025
[12] His eyes H5869 shall be red H2447 with wine, H3196
And his teeth H8127 white H3836 with milk. H2461
[13] Zebulun H2074 shall dwell H7931 (QalImpf) at the haven H2348 of the sea; H3220
And he shall be for an haven H2348 of ships; H591
And his border H3411 shall be unto Zidon. H6721
[14] Issachar H3485 is a strong H1634 ass H2543
Couching down H7257 (QalActPtc) between two burdens: H4942
[15] And he saw H7200 (QalImpf) that rest H4496 was good, H2896
And the land H776 that it was pleasant; H5276 (QalPerf)
And bowed H5186 (QalImpf) his shoulder H7926 to bear, H5445 (QalInf)
And became a servant H5647 (QalActPtc) unto tribute. H4522
[16] Dan H1835 shall judge H1777 (QalImpf) his people, H5971
As one H259 of the tribes H7626 of Israel. H3478
[17] Dan H1835 shall be a serpent H5175 by the way, H1870
An adder H8207§ in the path, H734
That biteth H5391 (QalActPtc) the horse H5483 heels, H6119
So that his rider H7392 (QalActPtc) shall fall H5307 (QalImpf) backward. H268
[18] I have waited for H6960 (PielPerf) thy salvation, H3444 O Lord. H3068
[19] Gad, H1410 a troop H1416 shall overcome H1464 (QalImpf) him:
But he shall overcome H1464 (QalImpf) at the last. H6119
[20] Out of Asher H836 his bread H3899 shall be fat, H8082
And he shall yield H5414 (QalImpf) royal H4428 dainties. H4574
[21] Naphtali H5321 is a hind H355 let loose: H7971 (QalPasPtc)
He giveth H5414 (QalActPtc) goodly H8233 words. H561
[22] Joseph H3130 is a fruitful H6509 (QalActPtc) bough, H1121
Even a fruitful H6509 (QalActPtc) bough H1121 by a well; H5869
Whose branches§ H1323 run H6805 (QalPerf) over the wall: H7791
[23] The archers H1167 have sorely grieved him, H4843 (PielImpf)
And shot H7232 (QalPerf) at him, and hated him: H7852 (QalImpf)
[24] But his bow H7198 abode H3427 (QalImpf) in strength, H386
And the arms H2220 of his hands H3027 were made strong H6339 (QalImpf)
By the hands H3027 of the mighty H46 God of Jacob; H3290
(From thence is the shepherd, H7462 (QalActPtc) the stone H68 of Israel:) H3478
[25] Even by the God H410 of thy father, H1 who shall help H5826 (QalImpf) thee;
And by H854 the Almighty, H7706 who shall bless H1288 (PielImpf) thee
With blessings H1293 of heaven H8064 above, H5920
Blessings H1293 of the deep H8415 that lieth H7257 (QalActPtc) under,
Blessings H1293 of the breasts, H7699 and of the womb: H7356
[26] The blessings H1293 of thy father H1
Have prevailed H1396 (QalPerf) above the blessings H1293 of my progenitors H2029 (QalActPtc)
Unto the utmost bound H8379 of the everlasting H5769 hills: H1389
They shall be on the head H7218 of Joseph, H3130
And on the crown of the head H6936 of him that was separate H5139 from his brethren. H251
[27] Benjamin H1144 shall ravin H2963 (QalImpf) as a wolf: H2061
In the morning H1242 he shall devour H398 (QalImpf) the prey, H5706
And at night H6153 he shall divide H2505 (PielImpf) the spoil. H7998
Death of Jacob
[28] All these are the twelve H6240 tribes H7626 of Israel: H3478 and this is it that their father H1 spake H1696 (PielPerf) unto them, and blessed H1288 (PielImpf) them; every H834 one H376 according to his blessing H1293 he blessed H1288 (PielPerf) them. [29] And he charged H6680 (PielImpf) them, and said H559 (QalImpf) unto them, I am to be gathered H622 (NiphPtc) unto my people: H5971 bury H6912 (QalImpv) me with my fathers H1 in the cave H4631 that is in the field H7704 of Ephron H6085 the Hittite, H2850 [30] in the cave H4631 that is in the field H7704 of Machpelah, H4375 which is before H6440 Mamre, H4471 in the land H776 of Canaan, H3667 which Abraham H85 bought H7069 (QalPerf) with the field H7704 of Ephron H6085 the Hittite H2850 for a possession H272 of a buryingplace. H6913 [31] There they buried H6912 (QalPerf) Abraham H85 and Sarah H8283 his wife; H802 there they buried H6912 (QalPerf) Isaac H3327 and Rebekah H7259 his wife; H802 and there I buried H6912 (QalPerf) Leah. H3812 [32] The purchase H4735 of the field H7704 and of the cave H4631 that is therein was from the children H1121 of Heth. H2845 [33] And when Jacob H3290 had made an end H3615 (PielImpf) of commanding H6680 (PielInf) his sons, H1121 he gathered up H622 (QalImpf) his feet H7272 into the bed, H4296 and yielded up the ghost, H1478 (QalImpf) and was gathered H622 (NiphImpf) unto his people. H5971Footnotes
- § 49:4 Or, my couch is gone
- § 49:5 Or, their swords are weapons of violence
- § 49:6 Or houghed oxen
- § 49:17 Heb. an arrow snake
- § 49:22 Heb. daughters
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